Black-backed Water-Tyrant (Fluvicola albiventer)

Order: Passeriformes | Family: Tyrannidae | IUCN Status: Least Concern

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Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown |Loc. Mato Grosso, Brazil

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Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown |Loc. Ucayali, Peru

Identification & Behavior: ~13 cm (5.1 in). The Black-backed Water-Tyrant has black upperparts and tail. The face, sides of the neck, and the underparts are pure white. The bill and legs are black. It forages in shrubbery and scrub always near water. It is very similar to a Pied Water-Tyrant but is distinguished by having solid black upperparts.

Status: The Black-backed Water-Tyrant is an Austral migrant to the Amazonian lowlands where is expected during the months of April through November. It also occurs in Co, Ec, Br, and Bo.

Name in Spanish: Tirano-de-Agua de Dorso Negro.

Sub-species: Black-backed Water-Tyrant (Fluvicola albiventer), (Spix), 1825.

Meaning of Name: Fluvicola: L. fluvius, fluvii= river and cola, colere= dweller, to inhabit. albiventer: L. albus= white and venter, ventris= belly.

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References:

- Species range based on: Schulenberg, T. S., D. F. Stotz, and L. Rico. 2006. Distribution maps of the birds of Peru, version 1.0. Environment, Culture & Conservation (ECCo). The Field Museum. http://fm2.fieldmuseum.org/uw_test/birdsofperu on 03/01/2017.

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